When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 282

Standing outside the city hall, I felt a sense of liberation like never before

Christine had wanted to stay with me, but I insisted she go on ahead.

After all, I had embarked on this journey alone, it was only fitting I face its conclusion solo as well.

Watching the traffic flow by, observing couples either entering gleefully to tie the knot or exiting with faces devoid of emation, signaling their union’s end, it was easy to tell apart those getting married fmm those getting divorced

The breakdown of a relationship is seldom graceful.

I

Thankfully, Bryant and I didn’t have that problem. He was as indifferent to me as I had mistakenly been in love with him for eight years. What I hadn’t expected was for Bryant not to show up alone. He stepped out from a shiny black Mercedes, followed by Dorothy

He acted as cold and distant as always, like nothing was wrong, just throwing it out there. “Let’s go in,” with the nonchalance of someone about to grab a burger rather than finalize a divorce,

His habitual indifference was on full display.

lowering my eyes in

lips curled into a smile that didn’t reach his eyes, his voice dropping a degree

that of me! It’s just… I want to

before settling back into the car “Fine

paperwork went smoother than I had

certificates made me

lighter.

didn’t want to linger, extending my

copy. “Hand me

his thumb lightly grazing over my photo, his gaze deepening.

“I’m fine.”

his hand, “From now on, I’ll be even better” I spoke deliberately, as if

his voice slow as

him, staring into his deep eyes, “the person who helped me eight years

love with him

gaze dropped, a self–mocking smile playing

time I found out telling you would’ve only made you

it sound like

scoffed, glancing towards the black Mercedes outside, “Best